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Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:13:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/08/canada-wont-become-the-51st-us-state-but-could-it-join-the-eu>
"Joachim Streit has never stepped foot in Canada. But that hasn’t stopped the
German politician from launching a tenacious, one-man campaign that he readily
describes as “aspirational”: to have the North American country join the EU.
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‘Tastes like water’: how a US facility is recycling sewage to drink
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:12:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/06/water-scarcity-us-facility-recycling-sewage-to-drink>
"As the pumps whir around us, Denis Bilodeau motions to the liquid in the vats
below. It looks like iced tea, but in fact it’s secondary treated sewage,
cleaned of any solids by the plant next door. In less than an hour, and after
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How Shared Electric Cargo Bikes Are Changing Cities
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:11:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/shared-electric-cargo-bikes-cities/
"Last December, Tim Reardon zipped through the busy holiday traffic of his
Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, transporting gallons of eggs, milk and
heavy cream for his yearly Christmas eggnog extravaganza, all on just two
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Free school meals to be extended to 500,000 more children
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:09:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr5mr5l2d1o
'Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to
claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said.
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Australia's newest rice mill funded largely by farmers
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:08:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-08/farmers-build-own-rice-mill-after-sunrice-monopoly/105379508>
'A new $10 million rice mill in southern New South Wales is being hailed as a
bold step towards food security and rural sustainability.
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Anything but basic: why one designer took two years to make the perfect white T-shirt
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:42:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.positive.news/society/anything-but-basic-why-one-designer-took-two-years-to-make-the-perfect-white-t-shirt/>
"Plain, comfortable, easily dressed up or down, the white T-shirt is a wardrobe
staple. More than 2bn T-shirts are sold globally each year. If you own one,
chances are it’s 100% cotton – it’s the fabric of choice for 50%.
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Disability Activists Bring Wisdom From the Pandemic to New Struggles Under Trump
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:41:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://truthout.org/articles/disability-activists-bring-wisdom-from-the-pandemic-to-new-struggles-under-trump/>
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The article below is an adapted excerpt from the introduction of How to Be
Disabled in a Pandemic, an anthology recently published by NYU Press that
chronicles experiences of ableism and diverse disability activism in New York
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White flight ☠😂
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:38:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Waves of creativity bring the UK coastline to life in Beach of Dreams project
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:37:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/waves-of-creativity-bring-the-uk-coastline-to-life-in-beach-of-dreams-project/>
"Sculpture, storytelling and soundscapes have illuminated UK beaches from
Scotland to Norfolk in a month-long arts festival celebrating the beauty of our
coastlines, and highlighting their fragility in the face of climate change.
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This is How Universities Die
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:33:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/06/how-universities-die
"Berlin. In 1910, German universities were the envy of the world. They were the
world’s center of scientific research, not only in the natural sciences but
also in the study of history, politics, philosophy and literature. Our modern
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